Cairo Egypt-1946: Coastal Town With A Very Large Movement Of Boats Ships And

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCairo, Egypt
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Egypt

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Coastal Town With A Very Large Movement Of Boats Ships And — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 captures a grand colonial-era building with a prominent dome overlooking a bustling harbor. Traditional sailboats and small motorboats navigate the turquoise water, with the historic structure serving as a striking backdrop. The clip exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded color palette, and natural camera movement, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century Egyptian coastal life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122713072

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cairo, Egypt Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s 8mm harbor footage suited to documentary inserts about Egypt, colonial-era waterfront architecture, or sail and small-boat traffic.
Period detail: The domed waterfront building, small sails, motorboats, faded color, and 8mm handling may show mid-20th-century coastal urban life in Egypt.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, observing the waterfront from a distance with slight framing shifts rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large domed building, arched facade, turquoise harbor water, sailboats, small motorboats, shoreline structures, and film frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and handheld steadiness give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, waterfront cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a broader Egypt sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a monumental waterfront building beside active boat traffic, suggesting a coastal public setting without identifying the landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, copyright, and property-context questions should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1940s Egypt 8mm harbor, Cairo vintage waterfront, domed building by water, sailboats and motorboats archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1946 Egypt waterfront scenes, then broader mid-century harbor, travel, and boat-traffic footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Egypt 8mm frame showing a domed waterfront building beyond sailboats and small boats on the harbor. — A domed building stands across the water as small sails and boats pass in front.

1946 Egypt home-movie frame of a large domed building across harbor water, with sails and small craft in front. — Sailboats move across the foreground below the distant domed waterfront facade.

1946 Egypt 8mm view of the domed waterfront building with several small sailboats crossing the water. — Several small sails cluster on the water below the domed building.

1946 Egypt 8mm frame showing a waterfront building with arches, tree cover, and small boats on the harbor. — The camera shifts to a wider waterfront facade as small boats cross the harbor.

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